Enrollment at Great River School

Welcome to Great River School!

Our school overview page describes our philosophy and program.

This introductory video provides an overview of the program.

Our Announcement Blog and Newsletter Archive can offer insight into the way our philosophy and values shape our culture as a school.

Questions about enrollment at Great River School? See our Great River School FAQ or Email enroll@greatriverschool.org.

2025-26 Application for Enrollment

If you decide you are interested in Great River School, please complete the 2025-26 Application for Enrollment. You must submit a separate application for each student. If you are on the current school year waiting list, you will need to apply again to be included in the 2025-26 lottery and waiting list. Applying to the waiting list is the best way to keep in touch with us, and have an opportunity to enroll at Great River School.

Current School Year Enrollment

We continue to use the 2024-25 waiting list to fill open spots throughout the current school year. To be added to this list, complete the 2024-25 Application for Enrollment. Please note that this application will not be entered into the 2025 Enrollment Lottery.

Visiting Great River

Click here for a virtual tour. We are not offering in-person tours at this time except to admitted students.

Enrollment Events

We will hold an open house on January 15, 2024.

• 5:30 pm: all elementary families (students in grades 1-6) are invited to attend. RSVP here.

• 6:30 pm: all adolescent families (students in grades 7-12) are invited to attend. RSVP here.

Videos from last year’s open houses:

• Click here to view the overview presentation from our 2024 open house event.

• Click here to view the open house presentation we held for elementary families and students.

• Click here to view the open house presentation we held for adolescent families and students.  

Following the lottery, we will invite families of students who are offered enrollment in Great River School and those at the top of the waitlist to attend a welcome session and/or schedule a school tour. Adolescent students may be given the opportunity to shadow in our program for a day. Please see communications from the school for more details about these events after the lottery is held.

Lottery Date

February 14, 2025 at 10:30 am. Applications are due by midnight on February 7, 2025.

Observe Elementary Classrooms

We are currently limiting classroom observations to educators or families who have been offered enrollment through the lottery.